Višegrad Group states urge US to boost natural gas exports to Europe

The Višegrad Group states are urging the United States to boost natural
gas exports to Europe as a hedge against the possibility that Russia could
cut off its supply of gas to Ukraine. Ambassadors from the Czech Republic,
Slovakia, Hungary and Poland made the appeal in a letter to the US
Congress. The letter asks for Congress to support speedier approval of
natural gas exports, noting that the "presence of U.S. natural gas
would be much welcome in Central and Eastern Europe." The ambassadors
warn that the unrest in Ukraine has brought back Cold War memories and that
energy security threatens the region's residents on a daily basis.